Thursday, April 5, 2012

Occupy Wall Street - Still Free (Take a Chance on Me)

This Week in Occupy

Union Square, the Gandhi statue in the southwest corner of the park Join Occupy University and Occupy Student Debt Campaign for a lunch-time discussion about education-as-asset. This discussion is part of a series of events leading up to the day that student debt reaches $1 Trillion, to be (mis)celebrated on 4/25. Meet at the Gandhi statue.
These discussions about the crisis of higher education are sponsored by Occupy University. It is also a lead up educational event for 1T day. http://www.1tday.org/

Union Square, the large assembly area at the northmost end at 17th street
After weeks of arrests and wounds, amazing actions and incredible solidarity, we want to come back together to discuss political questions surrounding anything ranging from economic equality to food and health care justice to upcoming actions to the Spanish general strike, to dream together of the new world that we think is possible enough that we’ve stuck it out for all of these months, and perhaps to discuss practical concerns about our shift toward Union Square as a reclamation of the Commons.

Manhattan: Thursday, April 5th 530-8pm. NY Hotel Trades Council, 707 8th Avenue
It’s time Albany finally returns to government of, by, and for the people – not government bought and paid for by CEO campaign contributors. But, as long as politicians are accountable to corporations and lobbyists who finance their campaigns, they’re never going to be accountable to us. Join us to learn more about this exciting campaign to win fair elections for New York in 2012 and to let our elected officials know that we support strong public campaign financing in NY State!Gather outside at 5:30pm for a pre-meeting mini rally to show support. Bring a mop or a broom if you can.

Occupy University Horizontal Pedagogy WorkshopThursday, April 5th, 8pm-10pmPublic Atrium at Trump Tower (56th St & Madison Ave) Join the Empowerment & Education Working Group – Occupy University subgroup for a discussion experiment/pedagogy workshop for Occupy University. Open to all. Horizontal / facilitated / consensus-model learning with a dose of problematization. We promise the Trump Tower is not as scary as it sounds. It’s empowering to Occupy the Trump Tower, please join us! We’ve been doing it every Thursday evening for weeks now.

Stand for the poor at St. Patrick's on Good FridayFriday, April 6th, 1:00pmSt. Patrick’s Cathedral, 14 East 51st Street on 5th Avenue
Join Catholics United and Occupy Catholics this Good Friday as we take a stand for the poor among us at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. Catholic Congressman Paul Ryan's 2013 budget proposal doesn't do it, and Cardinal Dolan won't do it either. As Catholics, at one of our country's most visible places of worship, we will prayerfully speak from the social justice tradition of our faith. We will deliver a petition asking Cardinal Dolan to use his influence as shepherd of the American church to oppose Ryan's proposal.

Every Friday at 2PM, Occupy Wall Street will converge in the streets once again and launch the first in a series of spring training marches from Liberty Square to Wall Street in preparation for May Day, a day of massive economic non-compliance and strike. These marches will occur weekly and will allow occupiers to practice various street tactics and theatrics. The schedule is as follows: Meet at 2 PM in Liberty Square for sign making and a short march tactics training. At 3 PM occupiers will march to Wall Street and descend on the New York Stock Exchange to counter the closing bell with “The People’s Gong.” Following the march there will be a potluck dinner at 60 Wall Street.

OWS Open SpaceFriday April 6, 2012, 6pm to 10pm

Unity Hall, 235 West 23rd Street between 7th Avenue and 8th AvenueWhat's the conversation that you want to have? Come start a new conversation, or continue an ongoing one, at the OWS Open Space. (Check out pics from past Open Spaces here.) In the Open Space format, all participants are welcomed to host conversations on whatever topics interest them. Participants only take part in the conversations that awaken their passion and interest. You are free to leave a conversation at any time, and join another one or start your own.

If the banks can make out like bandits, so can we. On April 7th at 1pm, students and folks with student debt in groups around the country will kiss in public spaces to protest the out of control tuition hikes and education cuts that are plaguing the country. This is a creative and effective way that we as students can bring awareness to this issue that is so often ignored.

Spread the word, invite your friends, let's get on the news and get the country talking! Find out more at http://occupystudentdebtcampaign.org/ and http://1tday.org/.
Train the Trainers, Educate the Educators, Facilitate the Facilitators w/Jason Ahmadi
Sunday April 8th, 5pm-8pm
220 E 23rd St. 7th Floor

This Easter Sunday, members of Direct Action will be hosting a workshop to share skills in giving what is known in the activist scene as Non-Violent Direct Action trainings. The workshop will cover issues of popular education, non-hierarchical learning, radical pedagogy and direct action. We will teach each other skills and practice exercises and role plays in the theme of direct action as well as develop tips and tools for facilitation. The goal is giving away our skills so folks can return to their affinity groups to explore new ways of knowledge creation and practice direct action.

A new age of change is upon us. We all sense it universally in the movement. It is a new time to lead with new values, compassion, perseverance, integrity, and kindness. We all want to overcome oppression and change the world, but what practice can we teach to improve our personal awareness and strength to keep up with the changes? Join this seated movement & meditation class for Occupiers and experience how yoga, meditation, and these specific Aquarian Age teachings can take humanity through this time of change with strength, intuition, courage, and open hearts.

Eviction TheatreEvery evening we are at Union Square Park, 1130pm - 1230amUnion Square Join the NYC Community as they bear witness to a nightly mini-raid eviction that begins at the stroke of midnight. Witness comedic feats of strength as NYPD & The Occupy Movement say goodnight to one another in a theatrical setting. This week’s themes are:

Save the Date

Join Occupy Wall Street on #A14 to kick off exciting spring and summer events. On April 14th, New York City will converge on Central Park to unite with organizations and activists to create a transformative, citywide, mass movement. The day will give individuals an opportunity to connect with organizations and foster ongoing collaboration of groups working on common issues.
Join us at our Facebook event for updates!

**A Day Without the 99%: May Day 2012
The 1% needs us to continue reaping their profits, but WE DON'T NEED THE 1%. This May Day, Occupy Wall Street, in coalition with numerous other organizations and occupations, calls for a Day Without The 99%: No Work, No School, No Shopping, No Housework, No Compliance. Let's take the streets, reclaim our communities, and support each other. NOT the 1%. On May 1st, let us stand together to reclaim our jobs, our communities, our lives. Withdraw your consent and strike!
If you’d like to be added to the announcement and/or discussion listserv or have any questions regarding meeting time, location, structure, please contact mayday@nycga.net or learn more at http://www.maydaynyc.org/

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